Garment



Sept. 29, 1936. w. DANIEL 2,055,858

GARMENT Filed'Nov. 5, 1954 @2512. 11 b L 4I- 10 I NVENTOR.

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Patented Sept. 29, 1936 PATENT OFFICE GARMENT William Daniel, Brooklyn,N. Y., assignor to Greenhill & Daniel, Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y., acorporation of New York Application November 5, 1934, Serial No. 751,451

3 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and improved garment.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a new and improvedbathing suit, and in particular, to provide improved bathing suittrunks.

Another object of my invention is to provide trunks having a waistportion of improved construction.

Another object of my invention is to provide trunks having a waistportion and belt device of improved construction.

Other objects will be set forth in the following description and drawingwhich illustrate the improved trunks.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation showing the improved garment.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the said garment.

Fig. 3 and. Fig. 4 are respectively sectional views on the line 33 ofFig. 1 and of 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blank which is used for forming the waistportion of the garment.

Fig; 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig.

The body of the garment may be made in any suitable manner.

In this particular embodiment, the body of the garment is made of fourpieces of knitted cloth, I, 2, la, and 2a.

At the front of the garment, it is provided with a center seam, havingthe lines of stitches 4 and 4a. At the rear of the garment it isprovided with another vertical seam having the lines of stitches 8 and8a. Likewise the garment has side seams which include the stitches 3 and3a, and the stitches 5 and 5a.

When a seam is formed, the edges of the two pieces of connected fabricare turned, the turned edges are connected by transverse stitches, andthe seam is then completed by the pairs of lines of stitches previouslymentioned.

The bottom portions of the legs of the garment are turned inwardly, andsaid inwardly turned edges are connected to the bodies of the legportions by means of the lines of stitches and 1a.

Likewise the garment is provided at the front thereof with piping strips6 and 6a. Said piping strips can also be made of knitted material ifdesired. The pieces of material from which the garment is made can eachbe stretchable both longitudinally and transversely, although thetransverse stretch is preferably much greater than the longitudinalstretch. The piping strips 6 and 6a can also be made of knitted andlongitudinal extensible material, if desired. The piping strips 6 and 6amay have the same stretch as the fabric pieces. If desired, said piping5 strips 6 and 6a may be less stretchable longitudinally than the fabricpieces in order to limit the longitudinal stretch of said fabric pieces.

The waist portion of the garment is made from the blank which is shownin Fig. 5. Said 10 blank comprises two pieces of knitted material 9 and9a which are connected by a line of vertical stitches 2|. Said pieces ofmaterial 9 and 9a are made of knitted fabric, and they are stretchablein the horizontal or transverse di- 15 rection.

The strips 9 and 9a are of identical construction. The rectangularstrips 9 and 9a are cut out in the manner shown in Fig. 5, in order toprovide oval cut-outs 3|. The edges of the cutout portions are providedwith piping strips I0, made of knitted or woven fabric having a colorwhich contrasts with the color of the strips 9 and 9a. Each of thepiping strips I0 is folded so that it has a U-shaped cross-section, andeach piping strip is connected to the piece of fabric 9 or 911, by meansof transverse stitches II. The bottom edges of the strips 9 and 9a areseparated at the points A.

When the strips of fabric 9 and 9a are bent along their longitudinalaxes, the fabric portions 30 which are intermediate the cut-outs 3|,form the belt loops L which are shown in Fig. 1.

These loops are provided at the front of the garment and they are alsoprovided at the rear of the garment.

However, in order to provide an ornamental effect by means of the beltB, said belt may be passed through alternate loops L, so that some ofsaid loops are visible when the belt has been inserted, and other loopsremain invisible, being covered by the belt B.

The belt portion of the garment is sewed to the top of the body thereof,in any suitable manner. 45

The belt B is provided with any suitable buckle I2.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 4, these show the top edges of the panels ofthe body of the garment turned downwardly or inwardly. For example, 50the top edge of the panel I is turned inwardly, and this is connected tothe front wall of the belt portion of the garment, by means of thetransverse stitches M. The lower wall of the belt portion of the garmentis connected to the 55 body thereof, by means of the transverse stitchesi5 and I5a, which are connected by loop stitches 16. This constructionis also shown in Fig. 4, and it is used generally for connecting thewaist portion or belt portion of the garment to the top of the body ofthe garment. This well-known type of stitch is generally used forconnecting the parts of the garment.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, but it is clearthat numerous changes and omissions can be made without departing fromits spirit.

I claim:

1. A garment having a body portion, a waist portion stitched to the topof said body portion, said waist portion comprising an integral piece offabric having inner and outer walls, the bottom edges of said inner andouter walls being connected to the top of the body of the garment, theouter wall having cut-outs whose edges are reinforced, the portions ofsaid outer wall which are intermediate said cut-outs forming belt loops,and a belt passing through alternate belt loops.

2. A garment having a body and also having a waist portion which isstitched to the top of the body of the garment, said waist portioncomprising a horizontally folded fabric member which has front and rearlayers, the front layer having cut-outs which extend to the bottom edgethereof, the portions of said layer intermediate said cut-outs formingbelt loops.

.3. A garment having a body and also having a waist portion which isstitched to the top of the body of the garment, said waist portioncomprising a horizontally folded fabric member which has front and rearlayers, the front layer having cut-outs which extend to the bottom edgethereof, the portions of said layer intermediate said cut-outs formingbelt loops, the edges of said cut-outs being reinforced by U-shapedfabric reinforcing members.

WILLIAM DANIEL.

